The Department of Energy plans to extend by up to a year a contract with a small business based in Arlington, Va.,for cleanup planning at the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York.
On Oct. 20 DOE announced its intent to extend its contract with h SC&A through Nov. 17, 2023 if all options are picked up. The small contractor supports Phase 2 decommissioning decision-making for the West Valley Demonstration Project.
The notice of intent says DOE would extend the period of performance via a six-month base period and two three-month options, according to DOE.
The original SC&A contract is a five-year, $16.9-million deal that started in May 2017.
According to its website, SC&A supports all aspects of National Environmental Policy Act implementation for clients including DOE, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency.
“We are preparing a Supplemental [Environmental Impact Statement] for the decommissioning of DOE’s West Valley Demonstration Project in the state of New York, which involves coordination with multiple cooperating agencies,” SC&A said on its website.
In sticking with SC&A, DOE will procure specialty technical analysis and development of a project management schedule and a scoping process for the supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, among other tasks, according to the notice on the SAM.gov procurement site.
West Valley, owned by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and being cleaned up by DOE, was once home to a Nuclear Fuel Services reprocessing plant near Ashford, N.Y. for about six years, ending in 1972. DOE pays for 90% of the remediation cost, and New York state foots the bill for the remaining 10%.
